Our Occupational Therapist Christine is running the Devizes Half Marathon on Sunday 9th April to raise money for us at the ILC. If you’d like to sponsor her, please follow the link below, and for a limited time only all donations received will be matched by Localgiving and their match fund campaign!

Today we said goodbye and good luck to our Occupational Therapist Janey, as she left for retirement. We look forward to hearing the stories of all her adventures!

Give us a ring on 01380 871007 if you’d like to book to see our new Occupational Therapist Christine. Keep an eye on our website as well, as a “meet the staff” section is coming soon …

The Independent Living Centre had an Annual General Meeting on the 25th October 2016.

Kevin Reed of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance gave an interesting talk on the history of the Air Ambulance, and their plans to relocate to Semington. This was followed by tours of the ILC provided by Janey Hillier OT, and Lindsay Pearce OTA.

We are very pleased to announce that we have installed a new accessible toilet at the entrance.

This was made possible with grant funding from The Big Lottery Fund.

The Independent Living Centre had an Annual General Meeting on the 27th October 2015.

Professor Nigel Harris gave a very interesting presentation regarding the use of technology for people with memory problems and the key challenges ongoing. This was followed by tours of the ILC provided by Janey Hillier OT, and Lindsay Pearce OTA.

Thank you to Locksmiths of Bristol for sponsoring this page through their Donations Scheme.

The Independent Living Centre held a very successful Open Day on Friday 3rd June.

At the event we had a number of stall holders, including Medequip with their new Exhibition van,  Alzheimer’s Support, The Stroke Association, The Bobby Van, Dorothy House, Selwood Housing, Aster Living, M.S. Wessex, Somerset Care, Wiltshire & Swindon User Network, Wiltshire People 1^st, Carers Support Wiltshire and Parkinson’s UK. We also had a seated Zumba class from Zumba Gold,  back and shoulder massages from The Red Cross, and an example of an exercise class for the older generation from Age UK.

Thank you to Our Bristol Plumber for sponsoring this page through their Bristol Plumbers Donations Scheme.